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| MarkStaneart | Jan 19 2011, 08:59 PM Post #1 |
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And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives. (Exodus 19:15 KJV) Much is missed in our process of coming to worship before the Most High in dismissing the process of sanctification. To "kah-dash" or to "sanctify" means "to make clean." The washing of one’s clothes, in this period, is different than what we likely envision. It actually involves laying your clothing down in the dust and stomping on it until it is completely saturated in sand and dust, then beating the dust back out of the pores of the leather or fabric, taking sweat and grime along with it. This is not a process that should take three days to complete. However, the activity is not simply a matter of performing a task. We have to undergo a time a spiritual distillation when coming into the presence of the Most High God. The analogy given by the sages is that of a cup which is full cannot be added to: we must empty the cup of all that we have in it before God can pour in what He has for us. A cup that is partially full will not receive a pure message from God, though they see the cleanness going in, what they drink will be tainted by what remained from before. While sexual relations is a God-given gift and to be enjoyed, it results in physical and spiritual uncleanness (and we can speculate for hours as to what that really means). However, the process of sanctifying ourselves means neglecting those things that would make us unclean (Leviticus 15:16). It is interesting that this specific action is identified as forbidden in the sanctification process while there are a number of acts that render a person unclean. Again, speculation is an interesting sport, and there are no shortage of viable answers; but sexual relations are to be noted as specifically to be avoided in the process of personal sanctification, preparing oneself for being in the presence of Adonai. |
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